WEBVTT - Drive Time: August 20 Dolphins Camp Report

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<v Speaker 1>To on the move, going Deep, speedless Peace Dad.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Drivetime with Travis Wingfield.

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<v Speaker 3>He's got Miami has in the playoffs?

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<v Speaker 2>What is up Dolphins? And welcome to the Draft Time Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I am your host, Travis Wingfield. And on today's show,

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<v Speaker 2>that is it. That is a rap last practice from

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<v Speaker 2>here in Miami Gardens. As far as training camp is concerned.

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<v Speaker 2>We are back on the grass tomorrow in Tampa. But

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<v Speaker 2>today we get some notes. We heard from the coordinators

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<v Speaker 2>and I had to chat with Eric Azuokama from the

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<v Speaker 2>Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health Training Complex. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the Draft Time Podcasts lover Miami's office. Plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>updates with regards to who was available and who was

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<v Speaker 2>not on this practice Tuesday. Almost forgot what day it

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<v Speaker 2>was again. Ethan Bonner was back in a red medical jersey,

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<v Speaker 2>so was Chris Brooks and running back Jalen Wright as

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<v Speaker 2>they all got their work in with no contact. Jalen

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<v Speaker 2>Waddle back on the field, mostly in individual drills, but

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<v Speaker 2>he had his helmet on, which is a good sign

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<v Speaker 2>for his progress. And I thought he looked fast and

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<v Speaker 2>quick in some of his releases and route running. Both

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Ramsey and Jordan Poyer back at practice. Both participated

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<v Speaker 2>in team drills that's a great sign, and Tyreek Hill

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<v Speaker 2>dressed down but did not participate. It was a light

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<v Speaker 2>day of practice. It is a travel day as we

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<v Speaker 2>head out to Tampa Bay. Right after this recording is over,

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<v Speaker 2>I am on the road over Alligator Ally and into

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<v Speaker 2>Tampa to watch practice tomorrow with the Dolphins and Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 2>ahead of the preseason finale on Friday. We'll have a

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<v Speaker 2>podcast on Thursday that covers that game as well as

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<v Speaker 2>my final camp thoughts, and then we're on to basically

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<v Speaker 2>the regular season cut down day, some more press conferences,

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<v Speaker 2>some season preview content. We'll have plenty of coverage heading

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<v Speaker 2>up to Week one against the Jacksonville Gaguars, and then

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<v Speaker 2>it's on from there. I mean, it's an eighteen week

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<v Speaker 2>sprint to the playoffs. Plenty of shows, plenty of film

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<v Speaker 2>to break down, plenty of games to preview. Beat writer

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<v Speaker 2>guests will have national broadcasting guests, all that fun stuff

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<v Speaker 2>here once the regular season gets here. But for today,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty light day, Although we did get a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>watch Tua do the things that he does best, which

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<v Speaker 2>is just play really good quarterback, and that opening period

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<v Speaker 2>of practice I saw him do a few of the

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<v Speaker 2>things that kind of were cool to see in a

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<v Speaker 2>bookend type of way, and how he punctuated camp and

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<v Speaker 2>all the progress that I think he's made and quick

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<v Speaker 2>spoiler on the Thursday podcast, I'm going to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>five overarching takeaways, five big picture items, and one of

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<v Speaker 2>them is going to be that I think Tua has

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<v Speaker 2>improved his game in a variety of ways that can

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<v Speaker 2>have a big impact on this team going forward. And

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<v Speaker 2>what I thought we saw in this short amount of

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<v Speaker 2>practice time on Tuesday was him stringing together a few

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<v Speaker 2>plays that kind of showcased that complement of skills and tools.

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<v Speaker 2>So first he had a deep shot dialed up or

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get to a deep shot. I should say,

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<v Speaker 2>where both safeties Jordan Poyer and Elijah Campbell did a

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<v Speaker 2>good job of helping the corners and kind of capping

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<v Speaker 2>the vertical shots on this route. And what do you

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<v Speaker 2>typically have when you try to throw the ball deep?

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<v Speaker 2>You have options in the short area in case they

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<v Speaker 2>are not there. And what I saw too ad was

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<v Speaker 2>pump this deep shot that he was never going to

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<v Speaker 2>throw because it was very well covered, and then immediately

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<v Speaker 2>got to his checkdown. And I keep talking about this

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<v Speaker 2>skill set for a quarterback, and you know, I go

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<v Speaker 2>back to the year that I watched every quarterback and

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<v Speaker 2>graded all their film and kind of put together a

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<v Speaker 2>website that I thought gave my name a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of recognition outside of the Dolphins fan base. What was

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<v Speaker 2>the idea of the project at least? And one of

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<v Speaker 2>those quarterbacks I stud he was Derek Carr, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was the year that he had you know, he was

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<v Speaker 2>in the MVP consideration till very late in the year

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<v Speaker 2>when he got hurt. And when I went back and

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<v Speaker 2>watched the tape, it was one of the best offensive

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<v Speaker 2>lines in the NFL. And then a bunch of three

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<v Speaker 2>and four vertical routes and then five seconds to pass

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<v Speaker 2>and then checkdowns and then big plays after that, and

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, it looks good in the results aspect

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<v Speaker 2>of it, but as far as like carrying a team,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not really seeing that. And the reason I bring

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<v Speaker 2>it up is because this route reminded me of that

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<v Speaker 2>he had all data throw. He pumped the ball deep

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<v Speaker 2>down the field to kind of get some displacement in

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<v Speaker 2>the second portion of the field, second level of the field,

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<v Speaker 2>and then found Devon ah Chan in the flat for

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<v Speaker 2>like a fifteen yard catch and run. And with how

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<v Speaker 2>this offense can lift the shells off defenses. Man, if

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<v Speaker 2>you have that in your back pocket, and if it's

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, a sprinter Olympic speed type of running

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<v Speaker 2>back into von ah Chan, you can not just pick

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<v Speaker 2>up seven and eight yards, you can possibly pick up

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen twenty yards. You can possibly score touchdowns on those plays.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm excited about the options there in the passing

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<v Speaker 2>game at all three levels of the field. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think that we saw that with Tua and eight Chan

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<v Speaker 2>on this play, and then just a couple of plays later,

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<v Speaker 2>they moved down into the red zone and Tua extends

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<v Speaker 2>this play where pressure wasn't there quickly, but the coverage

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<v Speaker 2>was good. And that's kind of an expectation with where

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<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins receiving core is right now, right especially with

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<v Speaker 2>all these defensive backs that came back in practice today,

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't expect to get a ton of separation on

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Ramsey when you have guys that have signed within

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<v Speaker 2>the last week or two kind of as two as

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<v Speaker 2>primary targets, but he did find a guy that has

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<v Speaker 2>been here for longer than anybody, and it was durham

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<v Speaker 2>smythe where he got pressure and extended the play to

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<v Speaker 2>his left and threw this shot on the move on

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<v Speaker 2>to the left where he put the ball right on

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<v Speaker 2>the outside shoulder with coverage underneath drham Smyth for a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 2>So I thought that was a good example of his

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<v Speaker 2>off script ability. So you have the mental capacity and

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<v Speaker 2>how far that's come in his you know, age twenty six,

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<v Speaker 2>fifth year in the NFL season, as well as the

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<v Speaker 2>physical traits that we've seen him kind of take a

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<v Speaker 2>step with that you guys got a short glimpse of

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<v Speaker 2>in the game on Saturday. And then finally the play

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<v Speaker 2>that you know that was the primary skill his entire

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<v Speaker 2>career that led to over forty six hundred passing yards

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<v Speaker 2>and leading the NFL last year was his ability to

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<v Speaker 2>manage from the pocket, which on this play is my

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<v Speaker 2>favorite type of play a quarterback can make when you

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<v Speaker 2>can win and execute the offense from inside the pocket,

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<v Speaker 2>and on this play he had Braxton Barrios to the

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<v Speaker 2>far side of the field, so a field throw right

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<v Speaker 2>the wider part of the field compared to the boundary

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<v Speaker 2>where it's short side, and Braxton has this route. I

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<v Speaker 2>might have been fifteen eighteen yards down the field, and

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<v Speaker 2>cater Kohu has eyes on this pass, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>that he probably thought, you know, without trying to go

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<v Speaker 2>inside his mind too much, I might have a pick

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<v Speaker 2>six right here, and he tries to undercut this shot

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<v Speaker 2>that Tua threw, and I was sitting next to Orlando

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<v Speaker 2>Alzegarian Wolf is kind of locked eyes, like, WHOA, that

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<v Speaker 2>was something special because Tua put the ball high and

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<v Speaker 2>away outside and Barrios not the tallest receiver, he kind

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<v Speaker 2>of had to, you know, rip this football with the

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<v Speaker 2>way you would throw it over the middle of the field,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, over linebackers and under safeties. But throwing it

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<v Speaker 2>on a fifteen yard outbreaker to the far hash over

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<v Speaker 2>an undercutting slot cornerback who has a pinch it for

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<v Speaker 2>big plays. I'm like, Okay, that was a throw that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure was in his bag in the past,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe as much as last year. And he

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<v Speaker 2>put this ball right on location for barriers to catch it,

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<v Speaker 2>turn it up field for a big play. Gosh, it's

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<v Speaker 2>impressive and everything that he does continues to show growth

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<v Speaker 2>and should inspire confidence for this entire Dolphins operation. And

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<v Speaker 2>we had a chance to speak with offensive coordinator Frank

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<v Speaker 2>Smith before practice today and I asked him about the

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in specific terms, the John hus Smith jet

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<v Speaker 2>sweep pop pass in the game on Friday night where

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of not kind of you definitely saw the

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<v Speaker 2>entire commander's defense. Key on two was run fake action

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<v Speaker 2>after the ball was already out of his hands, which

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<v Speaker 2>is built in part from the design of the offense.

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<v Speaker 2>But two was ball handling. Takes this offense and what

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<v Speaker 2>they do with the misdirection and the false keys and

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<v Speaker 2>really allows it to go to a different level. So

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<v Speaker 2>I asked Frank Smith about that and in particular two

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<v Speaker 2>was ball handling. Here is the Dolphins OC.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's just ultimately something we try and do

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<v Speaker 3>in different phases of the run game, different actions we do.

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<v Speaker 3>It's you know, their ability to see the ball and

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<v Speaker 3>play the ball is things that we try and utilize

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<v Speaker 3>to using all the players we use, whether it's run game, play, action, pass,

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<v Speaker 3>or you know, different things we use like that with Johnny.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think ultimately our ability to do multiple ball

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<v Speaker 3>handlings helps a lot because I think in the run game,

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<v Speaker 3>that's how you can get you can manipulate defenders and

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<v Speaker 3>try and create space to attack. And it's great to have,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, different guys to be able to use in

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<v Speaker 3>different ways to you know, really challenge the defense and

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<v Speaker 3>make them defend all with of the field.

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<v Speaker 2>Also wanted to run this sound from Frank Smith because

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<v Speaker 2>it was a theme on the podcast quite frequently last

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<v Speaker 2>week here on Drive Time talking about this concept of

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<v Speaker 2>year three. And you know, Dolphins fans just of this

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<v Speaker 2>generation don't really know what continuity looks like, especially on

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive side of the football. I mean, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to go back to I guess Dave Wanstead was the

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<v Speaker 2>last time there was consistency at the cordator position, or

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<v Speaker 2>even before that, Jimmy Johnson all the way back to

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<v Speaker 2>Don Shula. We just haven't really experienced having a third

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<v Speaker 2>year in an offensive system in a couple of decades now,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're starting to see some of the benefits and

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<v Speaker 2>the fruits of that labor. And I just loved the

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<v Speaker 2>way after we talked about with alec Ingold, with I

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<v Speaker 2>think even Mike McDaniel and so many players last week,

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is a good way to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>put a bookend on that concept as we get closer

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<v Speaker 2>here to September. Here is Frank Smith on what it

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<v Speaker 2>does or what it looks like when you push limits

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<v Speaker 2>of the offense in the third year together with all

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<v Speaker 2>this continuity, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Think it comes down to when you have the guys

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<v Speaker 3>understand more of the core principles of what we're looking

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<v Speaker 3>to do, and then now you know we're when we're

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<v Speaker 3>trying maybe a different movement to you know, execute this

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<v Speaker 3>similar things we're doing, so they understand the core principle

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<v Speaker 3>of what we're doing. But now as we had different

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<v Speaker 3>wrinkles understanding of how this can impact defense's reaction and

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<v Speaker 3>be able to execute what we're doing. So I think

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<v Speaker 3>as you understand you know what the play is and

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<v Speaker 3>how you fit, and then now, okay, what if we

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<v Speaker 3>move to it from this way or if we line

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<v Speaker 3>up in this formation and try and do it this way,

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<v Speaker 3>so the defense's recognition of us might be different. I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's the big thing that like they can understand

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<v Speaker 3>now because they understand when you're first learning an offense,

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<v Speaker 3>you're trying to figure out, Okay, where do I need

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<v Speaker 3>to be? What are we trying to do in your

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<v Speaker 3>second year? Okay, I know where I'm supposed to be,

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<v Speaker 3>kind of know what I'm supposed to do, but now

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<v Speaker 3>I'm really kind of taking that next step of really

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<v Speaker 3>understanding it now as they know where they need to be,

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<v Speaker 3>what they need to do. Okay, what if we try

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<v Speaker 3>and attack this way? You know what I mean? They go, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>because they already know those baselines, so now they can

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<v Speaker 3>see this next layer and how it fits, and then

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<v Speaker 3>they can own their element of Okay, I see where

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<v Speaker 3>it fits. So if you guys want to move from

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<v Speaker 3>this formation to try and do that concept, okay, I

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<v Speaker 3>see the reaction because like they're beyond looking at they're

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<v Speaker 3>part of the puzzle, like you know, being right, they're

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<v Speaker 3>now seeing the reaction of oh, I see now what

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<v Speaker 3>the defense is trying to do and how we're trying

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<v Speaker 3>to manipulate it. So like that's the layer and that's

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<v Speaker 3>what you get through the you know, the consistency of

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<v Speaker 3>being able to get into year three of the program,

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<v Speaker 3>and the guys are just we have a group that's

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<v Speaker 3>really hungry to hey, let's challenge the threshold. Let's make

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<v Speaker 3>it hard now, so that way when we get to

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<v Speaker 3>the season, there's more carryover of things we're doing as

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<v Speaker 3>opposed to, you know, trying to limit like, hey, this

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<v Speaker 3>is new maybe in October, as opposed to now, hey

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<v Speaker 3>we're pushing the envelope, trying to make it new now.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's just more repetition as we get into the season.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there you go. We're gonna go ahead and take

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<v Speaker 2>a break for the first segment on this edition of

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<v Speaker 2>the Draft Time Podcast. Come back and continue to do

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<v Speaker 2>this with more soundbites from Frank Smith. We're gonna hear

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<v Speaker 2>from Anthony Weaver. I also had a fun chat with

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<v Speaker 2>wider Eric Azokama. And we'll go ahead and sprinkle in

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<v Speaker 2>the practice notes throughout all of this. That is next

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<v Speaker 2>Draft Time Podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>by Auto Nation. I mentioned earlier that Jalen Wright returned

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<v Speaker 2>to the practice field in the red medical non contact jersey.

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<v Speaker 2>And while it's tough to score touchdowns for a running

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<v Speaker 2>back who can't be touched, which almost seems like an

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<v Speaker 2>oxy moron, I do think he had one of the

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<v Speaker 2>now dubbed vintage Jalen Wright mid red zone touchdown runs

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<v Speaker 2>that I've seen all throughout camp. His ability to maximize

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<v Speaker 2>this offense, his run schemes and give you more versatility

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<v Speaker 2>that I continue to be impressed by. I thought we

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<v Speaker 2>saw another one of those where he just hit the

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<v Speaker 2>line with pure conviction and broke through into the second

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<v Speaker 2>level for a nice ten or so yard touchdown run.

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<v Speaker 2>He caught some passes, Devon Ah Chan caught some passes.

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<v Speaker 2>Alec Ingold had a swing route that produced a big play,

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<v Speaker 2>a big catch and run from two as well. Just

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<v Speaker 2>really impressed by all of that. And Jalen Wright made

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<v Speaker 2>a catch on a ball that we'll come back to

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<v Speaker 2>here and talk about, but he ran this route where

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<v Speaker 2>he crossed face on a linebacker and just looked really smooth.

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<v Speaker 2>And his ability to catch the football I think can

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<v Speaker 2>translate in terms of the same way we talk about

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<v Speaker 2>with a Chan and Moster, like, if these running backs

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<v Speaker 2>can get involved in the passing game and take advantage

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<v Speaker 2>of some of the overplay and the open grass in

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<v Speaker 2>the you know, underneath and intermediate areas, man, you can

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<v Speaker 2>really just give defenses more and more to think about

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<v Speaker 2>and to see. Wright who has picked it up so quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>In my opinion, in terms of the running playbook, I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's a ready made and this was him coming

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<v Speaker 2>out of college as far as the prospect goes, already

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<v Speaker 2>made pass protector. Man, if you start catching passes like

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<v Speaker 2>that and be effective in the in the route tree,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be hard to keep you off the field.

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<v Speaker 2>So I continue to be impressed by Jaylen Wright. Even

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<v Speaker 2>in the red medical non contact Jersey durham Smyth caught

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<v Speaker 2>that touchdown pass that I spoke about earlier from Tua.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought he had a nice little day getting some

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<v Speaker 2>blocks off the edge and catching the football. We you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we saw Julian Hill and John new Smith continue to

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<v Speaker 2>just make plays and over the weekend and in today's practice,

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<v Speaker 2>and this tight end group is really really kind of

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<v Speaker 2>I think, when the standout group of camp, and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>not in surprising terms, because I thought we knew we

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<v Speaker 2>had in John neu Smith and we obviously know we

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<v Speaker 2>haven't Durham Smythe, but Julian Hill kind of taking that

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<v Speaker 2>next step seems apparent at the stage. And so Frank

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<v Speaker 2>Smith was asked about this tight end group and man,

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<v Speaker 2>he's impressed by it. You go ahead and hear him

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<v Speaker 2>talk about John new Smith right here in his time

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<v Speaker 2>coaching him at the Senior Bowl.

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<v Speaker 3>Just start tight end group in general, I mean guys

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<v Speaker 3>that have physicality, who really enjoy playing the position of

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<v Speaker 3>the blocking you know, play action passing game. To keep

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<v Speaker 3>everything that we ask him to do, they do a

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<v Speaker 3>great job. And John whu. I mean, it's funny for

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<v Speaker 3>me to see him because I coached him at the

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<v Speaker 3>Senior Bowl on the team he was on, So to

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<v Speaker 3>watch him and see how his career has gone, it

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<v Speaker 3>has been awesome because you know, when you work with

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<v Speaker 3>those guys at that time, you kind of like okay

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<v Speaker 3>and him, you knew like, this guy's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 3>good pro and he's gonna have a long career. So

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<v Speaker 3>to have him on our team and using his skill set,

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<v Speaker 3>it's been awesome. And just seeing how he's fitting with

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<v Speaker 3>the guys, fitting into you know, knowing what he's going

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<v Speaker 3>to be able to bring. You know, he's really excited

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<v Speaker 3>for this season and.

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<v Speaker 1>So are we.

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<v Speaker 2>And there was a follow up question there for coach

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<v Speaker 2>Smith about what he noticed about John new Smith at

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<v Speaker 2>that Senior Bowl, and he discussed just how quickly things

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<v Speaker 2>were kind of able. He was able to grasp things

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<v Speaker 2>very quickly with regards to you know, picking up the

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<v Speaker 2>system or picking up little tips from coaches and just

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<v Speaker 2>applying it and calling him a confident and hungry player

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<v Speaker 2>even from that stage, and to me, that tracks with

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<v Speaker 2>how he's you know, coming here and made an impact

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<v Speaker 2>right away even though we haven't had a game yet.

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<v Speaker 2>It's pretty clear to see that this guy has a

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<v Speaker 2>big role in the offense and you saw the other

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<v Speaker 2>night in the game can be a difference maker for

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<v Speaker 2>this offense. Speaking of past catchers, Erica Zukama had a

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<v Speaker 2>really nice catching practice today and it continued off of

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<v Speaker 2>a strong night on Friday. I keep for you know, Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>see I keep forgetting what day of the games where

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<v Speaker 2>we play a Friday game, then a Saturday game, and

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<v Speaker 2>they're back this week in Tampa on Friday. Just get

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<v Speaker 2>me to the regular season schedule, mans, I'm losing track

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<v Speaker 2>of the day here. We're getting closer and closer to that.

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<v Speaker 2>But Eric Azukama, I had a little chat with him

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<v Speaker 2>one on one after practice and just kind of talk

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<v Speaker 2>to him about some of the things that he's had

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<v Speaker 2>to overcome that wind back run, and also where he

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<v Speaker 2>feels he is in terms of his knowledge and the offense.

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<v Speaker 2>In the third year, Eric, You've been vocal about how

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<v Speaker 2>much you've been looking forward to getting back out and

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<v Speaker 2>making some plays. I'm just curious, like, take me through

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<v Speaker 2>the mindset or I guess your headspace when it came

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<v Speaker 2>to going down in camp and then having kind of

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<v Speaker 2>I guess the jubilation of making some plays other night.

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<v Speaker 4>Man. You know, it's been a long journey, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>ups and downs. But you know, when I step out

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<v Speaker 4>there on the field, you know, it's a different feeling.

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<v Speaker 4>There's something that just goes through my body. It's like

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<v Speaker 4>just locked in and the ball is either in the

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<v Speaker 4>air in my hands. I just you know, try to

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<v Speaker 4>make the most of every opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>Typically when we see a guy reverse field at this level,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't work out that well. Like in high school

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<v Speaker 2>and college it might but and then it felt not usually,

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<v Speaker 2>but you made it happen in the night. What goes

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<v Speaker 2>through your mind when you're trying to reverse fill on

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<v Speaker 2>a screen pass where it looks like you're dead in

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<v Speaker 2>the water and you make a positive play.

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<v Speaker 4>Man, Really just instinct I feel like I've been doing

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<v Speaker 4>that since Peelee. So usually dvs really don't want to tackle,

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<v Speaker 4>so when they when they wrap you up, they wrap

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<v Speaker 4>you up to make sure that the big guys come

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<v Speaker 4>and finish you off.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I just spend and I.

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<v Speaker 4>Was able to get out of it and and just

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<v Speaker 4>run the grass.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there any benefit you think from obviously you know

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<v Speaker 2>haven't had a lot of time on the field in games,

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<v Speaker 2>but the any benefit of being able to be around

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<v Speaker 2>you know, these coaches, these players and soak in the

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<v Speaker 2>system for a couple of years here.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, It's it's night and day.

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<v Speaker 4>Being able to just listen and hear the plays over

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<v Speaker 4>and over again, it just gets easier and easier to

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<v Speaker 4>you know, know the concepts, know what the offense is

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<v Speaker 4>supposed to do and what we're trying to attack.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you heard him say it right there, night

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<v Speaker 2>and day, right, and I thought that was important to

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<v Speaker 2>ask him, especially on the heels of all the questions

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<v Speaker 2>we've asked other guys and coaches about growth in this offense.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Asukama was the first rookie receiver they brought

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<v Speaker 2>in as a staff here, and I just continue to

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<v Speaker 2>look at his game and think about what it could

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<v Speaker 2>do for this offense from a versatility standpoint, from a

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<v Speaker 2>creating flexibility, from your other weapons standpoint like Reek and

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<v Speaker 2>Waddle obviously, but also the tight ends and backs too.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I mentioned on the podcast in the

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<v Speaker 2>in the Recap podcast on Sunday, like his vertical skills

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<v Speaker 2>are there. He caught that that deep shot from Mike

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<v Speaker 2>White on a double move from the slot. That's a

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<v Speaker 2>very important role that I don't think a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>guys on this team or in this league can fulfill that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, ability to go vertical from that position. And

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<v Speaker 2>then how that pairs with a guy that can take

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<v Speaker 2>carries out of the backfield and you know, be a

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<v Speaker 2>screen pass guy that can reverse the field and make

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<v Speaker 2>a play like that and can be a blocker for

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<v Speaker 2>you too. Like I think the skills are all there.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that you kind of know how they feel

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<v Speaker 2>about those skills, and that's why they drafted him in

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth round a couple of years ago. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just hoping that he can get healthy and stay on

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<v Speaker 2>the field because I think that he has all the

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<v Speaker 2>ability in the world to make a big difference for

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<v Speaker 2>a good football team that we all expect to do

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<v Speaker 2>good things this year. So excited about Azukama. That was

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<v Speaker 2>a fun chat with him. Let's move inside to the trenches,

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<v Speaker 2>to the line play, if you will, Jack driscoll Man,

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<v Speaker 2>I keep talking about him on the Game Recap podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's offensive. Line play is always so much easier

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<v Speaker 2>to evaluate off of a broadcast or tape, especially, but

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<v Speaker 2>when you just have a video version where you can

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<v Speaker 2>rewind and go see who made what blocks, and who's

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<v Speaker 2>on what angle, and who gets you know, displacement and

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<v Speaker 2>who gets you know, attachment detachment and then climbing to

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<v Speaker 2>the second level for further detachment or attachment. I should

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<v Speaker 2>say I just see him pop every time I watch him,

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<v Speaker 2>And I tried to q in on him a couple

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<v Speaker 2>times in practice, and both times I did it. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what I saw him, firing off the snap, him making

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<v Speaker 2>that first contact, him getting connected on double teams, finding

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<v Speaker 2>a route to the second level, kicking out guys that

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<v Speaker 2>are trying to get upfield as one gap penetrators been

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<v Speaker 2>very impressed by what I've seen from Jack driscoll We

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<v Speaker 2>saw Tron Armstead back out there again today getting some

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<v Speaker 2>live team reps and he looked good. I thought he was,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, classic veteran stuff from Armstead and mixing up

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<v Speaker 2>his past sets getting out and base in the running game.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I compared that great Patrick Paul block

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<v Speaker 2>where he kind of took a corner back off to

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<v Speaker 2>the side Michael o'er style from the blind side, where

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<v Speaker 2>he buried a dB on the white perimeter off the

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<v Speaker 2>side of the field and came off the block like screaming.

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<v Speaker 2>And anytime you watch a guy react to a play

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<v Speaker 2>like that, like, just know that he made a play

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<v Speaker 2>that was really special, because guys don't react like that

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<v Speaker 2>unless they know what they've just done. But there was

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<v Speaker 2>some plays where Tron Armers had got out wide and

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<v Speaker 2>practiced today and did some of that, and I compare

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<v Speaker 2>it to it because if you go back to his

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<v Speaker 2>Saints tape, there is all kinds of reps where he

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<v Speaker 2>is making key blocks, you know, on the hash marks,

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<v Speaker 2>off the sideline, the perimeter of the field. So those

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<v Speaker 2>comparisons are fun to see. I did see a particular

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<v Speaker 2>rep where Testead got movement on a player that didn't

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<v Speaker 2>locate his number, but the second player he tried to

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<v Speaker 2>contact Wastelan Phillips, who was having none of that and

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<v Speaker 2>he shut that thing down. And just watching fifteen out

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<v Speaker 2>there operate today was like, Okay, he's he looks pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, we asked coach Anthony Weaver today what they

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<v Speaker 2>what Jalen Phillips looks like has returned to the lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said, he looks like we'd expect Jalen Phillips

0:21:04.000 --> 0:21:06.360
<v Speaker 2>to look. And I thought it was important to mention

0:21:06.440 --> 0:21:09.320
<v Speaker 2>that because I'm watching these individual drills and who is

0:21:09.440 --> 0:21:12.080
<v Speaker 2>you know, they've talked about how just hungry he is

0:21:12.119 --> 0:21:14.960
<v Speaker 2>to get back out there, and you know they're if

0:21:15.080 --> 0:21:17.800
<v Speaker 2>he if his body is not in the same place

0:21:17.880 --> 0:21:20.800
<v Speaker 2>as his mind and spirit with regards to returning, they're

0:21:20.800 --> 0:21:22.360
<v Speaker 2>gonna have to be the ones that tell him that

0:21:22.400 --> 0:21:25.400
<v Speaker 2>because he's gonna do as much as he possibly can

0:21:25.440 --> 0:21:27.359
<v Speaker 2>and do what he's allowed to do to the max.

0:21:27.400 --> 0:21:31.000
<v Speaker 2>And we saw that on Tuesday's practice where they were

0:21:31.000 --> 0:21:33.399
<v Speaker 2>going through individual drills and who was the first person

0:21:33.440 --> 0:21:36.800
<v Speaker 2>in line every single time but number fifteen hitting the

0:21:36.840 --> 0:21:39.879
<v Speaker 2>bag and making plays. So he did that, he shuts

0:21:39.880 --> 0:21:42.880
<v Speaker 2>down this outside run where Armstead can't get movement on him,

0:21:43.160 --> 0:21:45.720
<v Speaker 2>and then do you guys remember the play against the

0:21:45.760 --> 0:21:48.560
<v Speaker 2>Packers on Christmas Day a couple of years ago, when

0:21:48.560 --> 0:21:51.520
<v Speaker 2>it was a third and medium situation and Rogers broke

0:21:51.600 --> 0:21:54.840
<v Speaker 2>contain and it looked like a surefire first down, and

0:21:54.920 --> 0:21:57.400
<v Speaker 2>here comes the edge from the other side of the formation,

0:21:57.680 --> 0:22:00.720
<v Speaker 2>number fifteen, chasing him down and get him down short

0:22:00.720 --> 0:22:04.159
<v Speaker 2>of the sticks. He did that on Tua today, but

0:22:04.400 --> 0:22:07.679
<v Speaker 2>not the physical aspect of the tackle. But I was

0:22:07.680 --> 0:22:09.520
<v Speaker 2>a player where I looked at the guys around me

0:22:09.600 --> 0:22:12.200
<v Speaker 2>like that was Phillips, that was the guy coming off

0:22:12.240 --> 0:22:15.199
<v Speaker 2>of an achilles nine months ago, Like, holy moly, he

0:22:15.240 --> 0:22:18.119
<v Speaker 2>looks really really good. All Right, We're gonna go audio

0:22:18.160 --> 0:22:21.280
<v Speaker 2>heavy here as we continue through the defense. Because Anthony

0:22:21.320 --> 0:22:23.080
<v Speaker 2>Weaver I could have played the whole press conference. He

0:22:23.160 --> 0:22:26.359
<v Speaker 2>was just so full of energy, so full of optimism,

0:22:26.440 --> 0:22:28.320
<v Speaker 2>and I like the way he communicates, you know, about

0:22:28.320 --> 0:22:30.560
<v Speaker 2>his players that he clearly they clearly mean a lot

0:22:30.600 --> 0:22:32.159
<v Speaker 2>to him. I want to go ahead and start the

0:22:32.160 --> 0:22:35.040
<v Speaker 2>linebacker play because I've been dying to ask somebody this

0:22:35.160 --> 0:22:38.199
<v Speaker 2>question since I saw it for the first time on

0:22:38.240 --> 0:22:40.399
<v Speaker 2>the field in the game with how Jordan Brooks and

0:22:40.480 --> 0:22:45.239
<v Speaker 2>David Long kind of set a tempo or set, you know,

0:22:45.720 --> 0:22:48.240
<v Speaker 2>set the tone I should say for how games are

0:22:48.240 --> 0:22:50.679
<v Speaker 2>going to be against this Dolphins defense, because you saw it.

0:22:50.720 --> 0:22:53.919
<v Speaker 2>I mean, hitting everything, playing fast and physical, and of

0:22:53.960 --> 0:22:56.040
<v Speaker 2>course with elite techniques. So I asked him, how do

0:22:56.200 --> 0:23:00.119
<v Speaker 2>Long and Brooks fit the principle of fast, physical with

0:23:00.160 --> 0:23:02.080
<v Speaker 2>elite technique? Here is coach Weaver.

0:23:02.359 --> 0:23:06.080
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, those guys exemplify all of those terms, right. I

0:23:06.080 --> 0:23:08.720
<v Speaker 1>think you saw that they not only were out out

0:23:08.720 --> 0:23:10.840
<v Speaker 1>there communicating and trying to take command of the defense,

0:23:11.160 --> 0:23:13.359
<v Speaker 1>but they were hitting everything moving and whenever you have

0:23:13.480 --> 0:23:16.120
<v Speaker 1>that the inside back position, that's intimidating, and ultimately that's

0:23:16.119 --> 0:23:16.800
<v Speaker 1>what we're looking for.

0:23:17.000 --> 0:23:20.040
<v Speaker 2>Speaking of fast and physical changing, Tendall checks those boxes.

0:23:20.400 --> 0:23:22.880
<v Speaker 2>He had another sack and practice today after some good

0:23:22.920 --> 0:23:25.400
<v Speaker 2>pass rush work in the game, and I just think

0:23:25.440 --> 0:23:27.520
<v Speaker 2>that he continues to see it better. I think the

0:23:27.560 --> 0:23:30.000
<v Speaker 2>special teams reps probably help him do that as well,

0:23:30.040 --> 0:23:33.159
<v Speaker 2>just playing more football, running around, feeling more free, and

0:23:33.160 --> 0:23:34.960
<v Speaker 2>I think this defense is really suited to kind of

0:23:34.960 --> 0:23:37.760
<v Speaker 2>maximize what he does well, which if you can run,

0:23:37.840 --> 0:23:39.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, that's a big principle of this defense and

0:23:40.000 --> 0:23:41.959
<v Speaker 2>really any defense in the Marron game because of how

0:23:42.000 --> 0:23:45.440
<v Speaker 2>fast offenses have gotten. But we asked coach Weaver about

0:23:45.440 --> 0:23:47.320
<v Speaker 2>the growth of changing Tendall. Let's go ahead and go

0:23:47.400 --> 0:23:48.720
<v Speaker 2>to the Dolphins defensive coordinator.

0:23:48.880 --> 0:23:51.119
<v Speaker 1>I'm so proud of that kid, just because I know

0:23:52.560 --> 0:23:56.160
<v Speaker 1>nobody puts more pressure on himself than he does because

0:23:56.160 --> 0:23:57.840
<v Speaker 1>of where he was drafted and what he wants to

0:23:57.880 --> 0:24:00.479
<v Speaker 1>be in this league. So he's just come out every

0:24:00.520 --> 0:24:04.440
<v Speaker 1>day and gotten better. Coach Barry coach O'donald Dave invested

0:24:04.440 --> 0:24:06.760
<v Speaker 1>in him, and he's just he's soaking it all in

0:24:07.080 --> 0:24:09.119
<v Speaker 1>and now you see the results of that on the field.

0:24:09.160 --> 0:24:12.240
<v Speaker 1>So incredibly proud of that kid in the strides he's made,

0:24:12.320 --> 0:24:15.359
<v Speaker 1>and I think he's still he still is on the ascending,

0:24:15.400 --> 0:24:18.080
<v Speaker 1>he's still on the climb, So just really excited for him.

0:24:18.160 --> 0:24:21.840
<v Speaker 2>Earlier, I mentioned that run after the catch by Jalen Wright,

0:24:21.880 --> 0:24:24.000
<v Speaker 2>and what I didn't mention to you guys was that

0:24:24.040 --> 0:24:25.960
<v Speaker 2>he actually got stripped on the back end of it.

0:24:26.000 --> 0:24:29.160
<v Speaker 2>And it was a pure punch, a clean punch by

0:24:29.240 --> 0:24:31.879
<v Speaker 2>linebacker Curtis Bolton who put that thing on the turf,

0:24:32.119 --> 0:24:34.919
<v Speaker 2>and then Jason Matrie, the rookie cornerback, picked it up,

0:24:34.960 --> 0:24:37.280
<v Speaker 2>scooped it up and took it in for six more

0:24:37.359 --> 0:24:39.280
<v Speaker 2>on that play and that moment for Matre in just

0:24:39.280 --> 0:24:40.960
<v Speaker 2>a second. But I wanted to mention it because Curtis

0:24:41.000 --> 0:24:44.520
<v Speaker 2>Bolton's the linebacker. We're talking about linebackers. Let's go ahead

0:24:44.520 --> 0:24:47.000
<v Speaker 2>and go back up front here with Kaleis Campbell, who

0:24:47.160 --> 0:24:49.439
<v Speaker 2>was an issue in the in the plays they ran today,

0:24:49.680 --> 0:24:52.200
<v Speaker 2>he and Zach Seeler just kept denting things in the middle.

0:24:52.520 --> 0:24:55.159
<v Speaker 2>And you know, I've we've seen the speed rushes, We've

0:24:55.200 --> 0:24:58.119
<v Speaker 2>seen the blitzer, We've seen those guys get momentary reps

0:24:58.119 --> 0:25:00.000
<v Speaker 2>in games. And you know, Campbell played a feuse now

0:25:00.240 --> 0:25:03.120
<v Speaker 2>the game on Saturday. But seeing him out there with

0:25:03.359 --> 0:25:07.200
<v Speaker 2>Zach Seeler and thinking about how that just sheer massie

0:25:07.280 --> 0:25:10.520
<v Speaker 2>inside pairs so well with the speed you have off

0:25:10.560 --> 0:25:12.280
<v Speaker 2>the edge. I wanted to go ahead and play this

0:25:12.359 --> 0:25:14.199
<v Speaker 2>audio because I think at pairs so well with what

0:25:14.240 --> 0:25:17.560
<v Speaker 2>these two guys feature. Chop Robinson and Mohammed Kamara, who

0:25:17.560 --> 0:25:20.160
<v Speaker 2>got effusive praise from coach we were this morning.

0:25:20.920 --> 0:25:24.240
<v Speaker 1>Those two, let me go back to the Atlantic game.

0:25:25.920 --> 0:25:29.399
<v Speaker 1>I've never seen two people so disappointed that they weren't

0:25:29.560 --> 0:25:33.040
<v Speaker 1>able to take the field like they were, like genuinely distraught.

0:25:33.840 --> 0:25:36.960
<v Speaker 1>Now when they got into the lights like nothing changed

0:25:36.960 --> 0:25:38.480
<v Speaker 1>for them. They just went out and continue to do

0:25:38.520 --> 0:25:40.600
<v Speaker 1>the same thing they've done in practice, which try to

0:25:40.640 --> 0:25:44.080
<v Speaker 1>apply the coaching and let your technique and fundamentals allow

0:25:44.119 --> 0:25:44.879
<v Speaker 1>you to make plays.

0:25:44.920 --> 0:25:45.160
<v Speaker 2>Now.

0:25:45.640 --> 0:25:49.280
<v Speaker 1>I joked with mo because Chopp has his TfL and

0:25:49.320 --> 0:25:51.840
<v Speaker 1>then maybe like a few plays later, Mohammed Muhammad makes

0:25:51.840 --> 0:25:53.359
<v Speaker 1>his playoffs like, oh, you felt like you had to

0:25:53.359 --> 0:25:55.960
<v Speaker 1>catch up, right, it felt like you were behind. So

0:25:56.400 --> 0:25:59.439
<v Speaker 1>they have a little bit of a healthy competition between

0:25:59.480 --> 0:26:02.440
<v Speaker 1>each other. They love each other, they work together, but

0:26:02.880 --> 0:26:06.840
<v Speaker 1>you need that you're always chasing something and just that

0:26:07.200 --> 0:26:10.680
<v Speaker 1>little internal rivalry between the two of them is pretty cool.

0:26:10.800 --> 0:26:13.040
<v Speaker 2>Last edge note here I have is that Wyatt Ray

0:26:13.119 --> 0:26:15.119
<v Speaker 2>made a couple of plays in practice and that was

0:26:15.160 --> 0:26:18.080
<v Speaker 2>something that tracks with what he did in the game

0:26:18.119 --> 0:26:20.040
<v Speaker 2>against the Commanders this weekend as well. So I just

0:26:20.040 --> 0:26:22.000
<v Speaker 2>wanted to put that note in there because he is new.

0:26:22.560 --> 0:26:24.760
<v Speaker 2>He's the new number forty seven for the Miami Dolphins,

0:26:24.800 --> 0:26:26.320
<v Speaker 2>and he has a flash a little bit here so

0:26:26.400 --> 0:26:29.159
<v Speaker 2>far since arriving in Miami Gardens. All right, time for

0:26:29.200 --> 0:26:31.440
<v Speaker 2>our second break, right there, come back on the other side.

0:26:31.560 --> 0:26:33.439
<v Speaker 2>We'll talk about the defensive backs, and we have a

0:26:33.440 --> 0:26:35.560
<v Speaker 2>lot more sound here from Coach Weaver. All of that.

0:26:35.640 --> 0:26:39.119
<v Speaker 2>Next Drivetime podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to you

0:26:39.160 --> 0:26:43.840
<v Speaker 2>by Autoonation. One more position group to discuss, and we

0:26:43.920 --> 0:26:46.159
<v Speaker 2>have lots to discuss within this. I want to go

0:26:46.200 --> 0:26:48.320
<v Speaker 2>ahead and start with audio from Coach Weaver because he

0:26:48.480 --> 0:26:51.119
<v Speaker 2>was asked about any concerns you might have in the

0:26:51.160 --> 0:26:54.520
<v Speaker 2>defensive backfield with Jordan Poyer missing so much time, with

0:26:54.640 --> 0:26:58.159
<v Speaker 2>Javon Holland being out for a little bit, with Jalen

0:26:58.240 --> 0:27:01.640
<v Speaker 2>Ramsey missing a few practices, and Coach Weaver had no

0:27:01.680 --> 0:27:05.080
<v Speaker 2>concerns about that because of collective football IQ. Let's go

0:27:05.160 --> 0:27:05.960
<v Speaker 2>ahead and hear from Coach.

0:27:06.240 --> 0:27:07.639
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we certainly have to. We have to get the

0:27:07.960 --> 0:27:12.640
<v Speaker 1>defense as a hole out there together, right, And there's

0:27:12.640 --> 0:27:14.840
<v Speaker 1>a couple guys that are battling through some small injuries.

0:27:14.880 --> 0:27:17.439
<v Speaker 1>But I have the utmost facing all those guys because

0:27:17.480 --> 0:27:20.800
<v Speaker 1>they've played so much football, right, The collective football IQ

0:27:21.000 --> 0:27:23.240
<v Speaker 1>of all those guys is so high that I don't

0:27:23.280 --> 0:27:25.679
<v Speaker 1>think it will take long for us to get on

0:27:25.720 --> 0:27:29.000
<v Speaker 1>the same page and gel together. So even though they're

0:27:29.000 --> 0:27:32.040
<v Speaker 1>not necessarily out there taking full speed reps all the

0:27:32.040 --> 0:27:34.280
<v Speaker 1>time in practice, they are getting a ton of jog

0:27:34.359 --> 0:27:37.400
<v Speaker 1>through reps. I mean they're always talking, communicating in meetings

0:27:37.600 --> 0:27:39.080
<v Speaker 1>and you try to steal reps that way.

0:27:39.400 --> 0:27:42.480
<v Speaker 2>Speaking of football, IQ, Jordan Poyer was back at practice

0:27:42.480 --> 0:27:45.000
<v Speaker 2>and looking good out there. He and Elijah Campbell had

0:27:45.040 --> 0:27:47.800
<v Speaker 2>some good work capping deep routes, and it reminded me

0:27:47.880 --> 0:27:51.120
<v Speaker 2>of how Poe and Holland look together when they're operating

0:27:51.119 --> 0:27:54.320
<v Speaker 2>together in terms of how they you know, vary their coverages,

0:27:54.359 --> 0:27:56.440
<v Speaker 2>how they play off each other, how they know if

0:27:56.440 --> 0:27:58.560
<v Speaker 2>he robs, I can go to the post if he does.

0:27:58.640 --> 0:28:00.439
<v Speaker 2>You know, if you can kind of play off each

0:28:00.480 --> 0:28:03.879
<v Speaker 2>other instinctively, it allows this defense to cover more grass.

0:28:03.920 --> 0:28:05.800
<v Speaker 2>I think we saw some of that with Ployer's return,

0:28:05.880 --> 0:28:08.480
<v Speaker 2>even though Javon was on out there at practice. And

0:28:08.640 --> 0:28:12.000
<v Speaker 2>speaking of Javon, man, if you hear what coach we

0:28:12.160 --> 0:28:14.280
<v Speaker 2>has to say about him, he's talked about how you'll

0:28:14.320 --> 0:28:16.600
<v Speaker 2>hear it in this answer about how the safeties can

0:28:16.680 --> 0:28:20.000
<v Speaker 2>impact this defense as a whole. You kind of get

0:28:20.000 --> 0:28:22.720
<v Speaker 2>the sense that Hollands is a guy that they really

0:28:22.760 --> 0:28:24.600
<v Speaker 2>think highly of in terms of what he can do

0:28:24.680 --> 0:28:27.199
<v Speaker 2>to take this defense in the system and take it

0:28:27.240 --> 0:28:30.399
<v Speaker 2>to the level. Here's Coach Weaver on Javon Holland.

0:28:30.359 --> 0:28:35.960
<v Speaker 1>Javon wants to be great, right, And there are examples

0:28:36.160 --> 0:28:38.920
<v Speaker 1>that I showed the defensive guys where literally he'd be

0:28:39.000 --> 0:28:41.720
<v Speaker 1>on like say, like the ten yard line and run

0:28:41.800 --> 0:28:45.280
<v Speaker 1>to the opposite pylon like in pursuit, just trying to

0:28:45.280 --> 0:28:49.920
<v Speaker 1>make a play. And when you're constantly preaching uncommon effort

0:28:50.200 --> 0:28:53.800
<v Speaker 1>from your players and your leaders like Javon are showing

0:28:53.840 --> 0:28:56.320
<v Speaker 1>you now visually like this is what it is, Like

0:28:56.360 --> 0:28:58.160
<v Speaker 1>how easy is that for me as a coach to

0:28:58.200 --> 0:29:02.880
<v Speaker 1>now hold everybody else to that sceame standards. So dealing

0:29:02.920 --> 0:29:05.960
<v Speaker 1>with some things right now, but when he's out there,

0:29:06.360 --> 0:29:08.480
<v Speaker 1>you can see the impact that he he's going to

0:29:08.560 --> 0:29:11.800
<v Speaker 1>have on his defense. The safety position is incredibly important.

0:29:11.840 --> 0:29:14.440
<v Speaker 1>I think if you look back at the Baltimore tape

0:29:14.440 --> 0:29:16.280
<v Speaker 1>and just the history of the Ravens, you know how

0:29:16.440 --> 0:29:22.880
<v Speaker 1>valued that position is. So there's certainly there's certainly excitement

0:29:23.200 --> 0:29:24.840
<v Speaker 1>for what he can do when he gets out there.

0:29:24.960 --> 0:29:27.400
<v Speaker 2>So those are the safeties and these young cornerbacks man

0:29:27.440 --> 0:29:29.360
<v Speaker 2>that they all have skills like, they all have different

0:29:29.400 --> 0:29:32.520
<v Speaker 2>things that make them stand out. They all keep making plays.

0:29:32.760 --> 0:29:36.320
<v Speaker 2>I mentioned the Curtis Bolton strip and recovery off that

0:29:36.400 --> 0:29:39.160
<v Speaker 2>punched out football from Jalen Right, Jason Maytrie was the

0:29:39.160 --> 0:29:40.760
<v Speaker 2>one that scooped that thing up and ran it back

0:29:40.800 --> 0:29:43.560
<v Speaker 2>for six and who else ran down there beside him

0:29:43.600 --> 0:29:47.440
<v Speaker 2>and celebrated with him in pure euphoria then Jalen Ramsey

0:29:47.440 --> 0:29:48.720
<v Speaker 2>and I thought that was great to see in a

0:29:48.720 --> 0:29:52.320
<v Speaker 2>good sign of UDFA cornerback and the best cornerback in

0:29:52.360 --> 0:29:55.040
<v Speaker 2>the National Football League. Doesn't matter where you came from,

0:29:55.080 --> 0:29:57.080
<v Speaker 2>how you got here, we are all one. And kind

0:29:57.120 --> 0:29:59.160
<v Speaker 2>of saw some of that today with how Ramsey reacted

0:29:59.320 --> 0:30:02.600
<v Speaker 2>on that Matrex touchdown. Before we get to Weaver on

0:30:02.880 --> 0:30:04.960
<v Speaker 2>those guys, I want to come back here and talk

0:30:05.000 --> 0:30:07.480
<v Speaker 2>about a guy that I have been very impressed by

0:30:07.560 --> 0:30:10.600
<v Speaker 2>for his range, his hitting, his versatility, and what he

0:30:10.640 --> 0:30:13.600
<v Speaker 2>did in the game on Saturday, especially in Marcus May.

0:30:13.760 --> 0:30:15.520
<v Speaker 2>And let's go ahead and hear from coach Weaver, who

0:30:15.560 --> 0:30:18.520
<v Speaker 2>had very high praise for the Dolphin safety.

0:30:18.680 --> 0:30:20.400
<v Speaker 1>I mean, god, you talk, I mean did you see

0:30:20.480 --> 0:30:23.120
<v Speaker 1>him in the game. The guy was flying around hitting everything.

0:30:23.920 --> 0:30:27.640
<v Speaker 1>I love Marcus. I love his professionalism, I love his toughness.

0:30:28.680 --> 0:30:31.400
<v Speaker 1>He is a guy that is incredible. He started, he

0:30:31.480 --> 0:30:34.640
<v Speaker 1>started for seven years in this league. Yet he approaches

0:30:34.720 --> 0:30:37.160
<v Speaker 1>practice like he's a rookie and he's learning and he

0:30:37.200 --> 0:30:39.960
<v Speaker 1>has something to prove. So I think that says everything

0:30:40.000 --> 0:30:42.120
<v Speaker 1>about him. If you're a young player and you don't

0:30:42.120 --> 0:30:44.360
<v Speaker 1>look to Marcus Man as an example of what it

0:30:44.440 --> 0:30:47.080
<v Speaker 1>means to be to be a pro, then you're doing

0:30:47.120 --> 0:30:47.880
<v Speaker 1>yourself a disservice.

0:30:47.960 --> 0:30:51.560
<v Speaker 2>All right, So one last SoundBite here from coach Weaver,

0:30:51.960 --> 0:30:54.360
<v Speaker 2>going back to those rookie cornerbacks we talked about. He

0:30:54.400 --> 0:30:57.040
<v Speaker 2>was asked about Storm Duck, Isaiah Johnson, and he threw

0:30:57.120 --> 0:30:59.640
<v Speaker 2>Jason Matree and Patrick mc morrison. The answer. You're gonna

0:30:59.680 --> 0:31:01.280
<v Speaker 2>love what he had to say about these guys and

0:31:01.320 --> 0:31:03.160
<v Speaker 2>the way they work, which is helped put them in

0:31:03.200 --> 0:31:04.600
<v Speaker 2>positions to go out and make plays.

0:31:04.600 --> 0:31:06.800
<v Speaker 1>They're very different in terms of skill set, right. I

0:31:06.800 --> 0:31:11.240
<v Speaker 1>think Isaiah's big, tall and long. Storm's a little bit shorter,

0:31:11.320 --> 0:31:14.920
<v Speaker 1>but he's quick as great, long speed. But all those

0:31:14.920 --> 0:31:18.240
<v Speaker 1>young guys you can throw Jason Matrie, right, Patrick Morris.

0:31:18.800 --> 0:31:22.120
<v Speaker 1>That young defensive back groups. I tell you what, they're

0:31:22.120 --> 0:31:25.360
<v Speaker 1>here early every morning. They're doing everything they can to

0:31:25.400 --> 0:31:29.040
<v Speaker 1>try to digest as much information as possible, and typically

0:31:29.080 --> 0:31:31.800
<v Speaker 1>when that happens there's a little bit of paralysis through analysis,

0:31:32.400 --> 0:31:34.280
<v Speaker 1>but these guys have been able to take that information

0:31:34.520 --> 0:31:39.560
<v Speaker 1>and then have it translate on into the field fairly quickly. So, man,

0:31:39.760 --> 0:31:41.880
<v Speaker 1>I tell you what, I'm not counting any of those

0:31:41.920 --> 0:31:45.200
<v Speaker 1>kids out to potentially help us this season. We'll see

0:31:45.200 --> 0:31:46.960
<v Speaker 1>how the roster shakes out and things like that. But

0:31:48.080 --> 0:31:51.480
<v Speaker 1>however it shakes out, those kids should have zero regrets

0:31:51.520 --> 0:31:52.920
<v Speaker 1>about the work they've put in thus far.

0:31:53.080 --> 0:31:55.200
<v Speaker 2>And to just conclude the podcast, you know, I think

0:31:55.240 --> 0:31:57.880
<v Speaker 2>about these guys that don't get a lot of run

0:31:57.960 --> 0:32:00.640
<v Speaker 2>in like obviously not national media, but even you know,

0:32:00.800 --> 0:32:04.800
<v Speaker 2>probably local practice reports because they're you know, twos and

0:32:04.840 --> 0:32:06.920
<v Speaker 2>threes and playing the fourth core of the preseason game.

0:32:06.960 --> 0:32:09.120
<v Speaker 2>But this is where you can develop guys and turn

0:32:09.160 --> 0:32:12.600
<v Speaker 2>them into future assets on your roster, which ultimately gives

0:32:12.640 --> 0:32:15.520
<v Speaker 2>you more flexibility to be aggressive and to go get

0:32:15.520 --> 0:32:17.680
<v Speaker 2>yourself a John new Smith to go get yourself an

0:32:17.680 --> 0:32:20.400
<v Speaker 2>Odell Beckham, to go get a Kendall Fullward and Jordan Brooks.

0:32:20.520 --> 0:32:22.960
<v Speaker 2>When you can develop, you know, roster the back end

0:32:23.000 --> 0:32:25.840
<v Speaker 2>of your roster and bring these guys along and contributing

0:32:25.960 --> 0:32:29.480
<v Speaker 2>players that come through you know, UDFA or third day

0:32:29.480 --> 0:32:31.560
<v Speaker 2>three picks in the draft. That's where you get this

0:32:31.680 --> 0:32:34.240
<v Speaker 2>ultimate flexibility that can help you sustain your success throughout

0:32:34.240 --> 0:32:36.960
<v Speaker 2>the course of time. And you know, I think that

0:32:37.040 --> 0:32:38.800
<v Speaker 2>we were seeing that. I mean, some of these groups

0:32:38.800 --> 0:32:43.400
<v Speaker 2>are so deep. I think with the modern practice squad rules,

0:32:43.440 --> 0:32:46.440
<v Speaker 2>you get more expansion of the development of these players,

0:32:46.680 --> 0:32:48.040
<v Speaker 2>and you might lose a guy or two. You know,

0:32:48.080 --> 0:32:50.160
<v Speaker 2>we lost Elijah Higgins last year, the tight end that

0:32:50.200 --> 0:32:52.240
<v Speaker 2>went to the Cardinals, and that was a tough pill

0:32:52.280 --> 0:32:55.120
<v Speaker 2>to swallow. But for the most part, you don't typically

0:32:55.120 --> 0:32:57.840
<v Speaker 2>get guys plucked all that frequently. But the good thing

0:32:57.880 --> 0:33:00.040
<v Speaker 2>about all this is they have tough decisions, and what

0:33:01.240 --> 0:33:04.200
<v Speaker 2>creates tough decisions, it's a good roster. And I just

0:33:04.280 --> 0:33:06.440
<v Speaker 2>keep thinking about, you know, different things they can do

0:33:06.520 --> 0:33:09.680
<v Speaker 2>to develop for further, you know, future Dolphins rosters, like

0:33:09.960 --> 0:33:12.960
<v Speaker 2>for instance, Julian Hill's a guy we keep talking about

0:33:12.960 --> 0:33:14.680
<v Speaker 2>that's really taken off and taking his game to a

0:33:14.720 --> 0:33:16.959
<v Speaker 2>different level this year. And you see that reflected. I mean,

0:33:16.960 --> 0:33:19.960
<v Speaker 2>he started the game on Saturday against the Commanders, he

0:33:20.000 --> 0:33:22.120
<v Speaker 2>and Jonas Smith getting that first series of run together

0:33:22.160 --> 0:33:24.200
<v Speaker 2>with some durham Smyle sprinkle in there. But I keep

0:33:24.240 --> 0:33:26.240
<v Speaker 2>thinking to myself, like, Okay, John who's here for a

0:33:26.280 --> 0:33:29.280
<v Speaker 2>couple of years, Julian is up and coming in his

0:33:29.360 --> 0:33:32.719
<v Speaker 2>second year, and a guy that I don't know if

0:33:32.760 --> 0:33:34.840
<v Speaker 2>there's room this year on the roster. Maybe I'm wrong,

0:33:34.880 --> 0:33:37.200
<v Speaker 2>maybe there is a spot for him, but it's certainly

0:33:37.240 --> 0:33:40.400
<v Speaker 2>a question for anybody you know, watching or outside of

0:33:40.400 --> 0:33:43.560
<v Speaker 2>the decision makers. Is Hayden Rucie, who's been a really

0:33:43.600 --> 0:33:45.960
<v Speaker 2>good blocker, is there a spot for him on the roster,

0:33:45.960 --> 0:33:48.680
<v Speaker 2>because if there's not, you can probably get him on

0:33:48.680 --> 0:33:50.720
<v Speaker 2>the practice squad and then if he has a full

0:33:50.800 --> 0:33:52.680
<v Speaker 2>year to develop in the way Julian Hill kind of

0:33:52.680 --> 0:33:55.000
<v Speaker 2>did while he got those game reps, of course, that

0:33:55.040 --> 0:33:57.160
<v Speaker 2>can be a guy that what if that you're tied

0:33:57.240 --> 0:33:58.880
<v Speaker 2>end three down the road, Like these are the types

0:33:58.920 --> 0:34:01.840
<v Speaker 2>of things that are valuable on these back end of rosters,

0:34:01.840 --> 0:34:04.000
<v Speaker 2>on these guys that develop that maybe don't make the roster,

0:34:04.400 --> 0:34:06.880
<v Speaker 2>but you can see positive things. That's why I want

0:34:06.880 --> 0:34:09.279
<v Speaker 2>to bring it up because Rouchie fits that mold. You know,

0:34:09.400 --> 0:34:11.759
<v Speaker 2>Duck Johnson, Matrie. I think all three of those guys

0:34:11.760 --> 0:34:13.839
<v Speaker 2>are NFL players, and I just you know, you can't

0:34:13.880 --> 0:34:16.440
<v Speaker 2>keep three rookies because you have Ramsey co who you

0:34:16.480 --> 0:34:19.200
<v Speaker 2>have camp Smith, you have Kendall Fuller, Like, you can't

0:34:19.239 --> 0:34:22.239
<v Speaker 2>keep eight cornerbacks, right, So I just continue to think

0:34:22.239 --> 0:34:24.399
<v Speaker 2>about not just for this year and what this team

0:34:24.440 --> 0:34:26.560
<v Speaker 2>looks like, and that's obviously our main goal. But I

0:34:26.600 --> 0:34:29.120
<v Speaker 2>think you can take this entire training camp process and

0:34:29.160 --> 0:34:31.920
<v Speaker 2>try to find ways to say, we have a lot

0:34:31.960 --> 0:34:34.359
<v Speaker 2>of good things going on right now, but also we're

0:34:34.400 --> 0:34:37.040
<v Speaker 2>developing some guys for down the road, and the modern

0:34:37.120 --> 0:34:39.360
<v Speaker 2>day practice squad rules really help you do that. So

0:34:39.800 --> 0:34:44.160
<v Speaker 2>encouraging exciting stuff. That's it, man. That's it for training

0:34:44.160 --> 0:34:47.800
<v Speaker 2>camp practices here from Miami Gardens. We'll be back tomorrow

0:34:47.840 --> 0:34:50.520
<v Speaker 2>from Tampa Bay. The podcast should come out in the evening,

0:34:51.000 --> 0:34:52.960
<v Speaker 2>just depends on when everything happens as far as practice

0:34:52.960 --> 0:34:54.640
<v Speaker 2>time and stuff, so keep a lookout for that. We'll

0:34:54.640 --> 0:34:57.200
<v Speaker 2>have the camp notebook tonight and tomorrow as well, and

0:34:57.239 --> 0:34:59.439
<v Speaker 2>then Thursday we'll have a podcast for you guys taking

0:34:59.440 --> 0:35:02.279
<v Speaker 2>a look at the game itself and my training camp

0:35:02.320 --> 0:35:05.279
<v Speaker 2>thoughts so far. Friday night into Saturday morning, we'll have

0:35:05.280 --> 0:35:07.520
<v Speaker 2>a game recap podcast and come back next week and

0:35:07.560 --> 0:35:10.080
<v Speaker 2>kind of get into more of a regular schedule. We'll

0:35:10.080 --> 0:35:13.000
<v Speaker 2>have some press conferences to cover, cut down data cover.

0:35:13.120 --> 0:35:15.760
<v Speaker 2>We'll do our NFL Prediction podcast as well, So plenty

0:35:15.760 --> 0:35:18.080
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0:35:31.920 --> 0:35:34.239
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0:35:34.239 --> 0:35:36.640
<v Speaker 2>It was the first year always a Dolphins fan, but

0:35:36.680 --> 0:35:41.120
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0:35:41.200 --> 0:35:44.360
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